Altimeters in old planes were basically just a barometer – they measured pressure, not altitude. It...

Altimeters in old planes were basically just a barometer – they measured pressure, not altitude. It then converted pressure to altitude, using an assumed mean atmospheric temperature (hidden in an estimated scale height, H).

In cold conditions, these would often overestimate altitude – with disastrous results. Explain how cold air leads to overestimates in these old altimeters, and why this presents a problem around high topography?

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